CELL ENVIRONMENT
Probiotics, Prebiotics and Sleep
The community of gut bacteria in the microbiota continues to be studied extensively due to its vital connection to “many aspects of human health, including immune, metabolic and neurobehavioral traits.”1 It is essential to maintain this community with probiotic food and supplements. Probiotics are good bacteria that add to the population in your body. Research is also showing the positive impact of properly feeding this population of beneficial microorganisms. Their food of preference is prebiotic fiber, which is fermented and feasted upon by good bacteria in the colon. Undertaken by the University of Colorado Boulder, a 2020 study revealed that feeding prebiotic fiber to gut bacteria can help to reduce the effects of stress and promote healthy sleep patterns.2 Stress management and sufficient sleep are key factors in staying healthy, and now science is proving that wellfed, gut bacteria play a role in helping you to cope with stress and enjoy restorative sleep.
AIM Probiotics and Prebiotics
It’s a safe assumption that if you are sleeping well without a care in the world, you are managing stress well. However, we live in particularly
stressful times and need all the help we can get to stay balanced. And that includes maintaining equilibrium in your microbiota. AIM offers a pair of products that provides probiotics and prebiotics to support bacterial balance. By taking FloraFood probiotics, your good bacteria are repopulated with 3 billion live cells per capsule, providing three separate strains: Lactobacillus gasseri, Bifidobacterium bifidum and Bifidobacterium longum. To feed your population of good bacteria, the fiber sources in Fit ’n Fiber include acacia, guar gum and konjac, which provide 8 grams of prebiotic fiber per 10-gram serving.
References: 1 bit.ly/MicrobiotaHealth 2 bit.ly/PrebioticSleep
FloraFood and Fit ’n Fiber make an ideal twosome that support you in good or stressful times and help to take good care of your inner sleeping aids. nutrition that works / www.theaimcompanies.com
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